2022 KTM 1290 Super Adventure *EASY* Akrapovic DB Killer removal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Looking for a how to video about removing the db killers from your 2021/2022 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R or S Akrapovic? Look no more and watch today's video.
Step 1 : Drill 2x 12mm holes
Step 2 : Get the hex bolts out , they are spot welded so use good material
Step 3 : Mount the exhaust
Step 4 : Pull out the DB Killers
Step 5 : Start your 1290 LC8 engine and listen to it breath!
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Hey Smokey! Love the vid mate and subtle humour! and thanks for the mention . Made my morning 🤝😆
Haha thx Ricardo! Yours is also really helpful for drilling the holes 😂. But even then i drilled them a bit off haha. But i'm not the smartest so yeah 😁👌
Is that allowed in Amerika? I dont know where he live sorry...
I'm in Belgium , Ricardo is in United Kingdom if i'm correct :-)
@@LifeofSmokey yup that’s correct 👍. UK. It’s more relaxed here but can see it getting stricter as times get more woke 😒. If it’s really loud yes the police can always pull you up and send you to a testing station as for number plate size offences but if your not excessively loud or taking the extremes your generally ok.
Cheers
Ric
Hi thanks for the great video. Can I ask you and Ricardo both why your approaches differed? Ricardo drilled out rivets and removed end cap but you didn't... Also, when you removed the DB killer screws what dropped into the exhaust? cheers
vandaag het verschil gehoord tussen de akrapovic en de arrow en dan komt akrapovic er toch bekaaid vanaf duurder groter en zwaarden en de sound van die arrow is zoveel mooier.. dus niet slijpen boren gewoon monteren en met db killer al super mooi geluid en zonder beetje zoals de akra zonder...
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Why didnt you just drill the aluminum rivets out to remove the endcap? Seemed like a waste to ruin a carbon fiber piece with holes. Aluminum rivets are cheap.
because you still had to drill the holes in the carbon if you ever wanted to put the db killers back. This is like the original akrapovic before 2017 now (when the EU forbid the holes for removal)
I have a bike just like yours with the same akrapovic exhaust, I did everything like in the video and now I can't remove the pipes, it looks like they are welded.
They don't even move.
You in the video, you turn a little and they come right off.
They are just really stuck. If you removed the hex screws like the video they will come out. I have seen people put an ice pack inside the silencer as metal shrinks when it gets cold. 😌
its akrapovic not akra powik…it should sound like akra povits
svk: prosim ta, zaujimalo by ma ako velmi si musel pouzit silu na odskrutkovanie tych vnutornych skrutiek, lebo vsetky ostatne navody tvrdia, ze sa to neda lebo su skrutky zavarene. dakujem
eng: please, I wonder how much force you had to use to unscrew those internal screws, because all the other instructions claim that it is not possible because the screws are welded. well thank you
Warum bohren Sie nicht einfach die Nieten aus? Setzen Sie es danach wieder zusammen und niemand wird es sehen ?
definitely a clever move if you are working on getting more driving bans because of the noise like we in Austria already have on some streets... Anyhow i adore your bike and i have to admit it was a funny film ;-)
thx bud! In Belgium it's not that bad with the police and noise levels. Only if it's just getting ridiculous you will be pulled over. This akra without the silencers wil not get me in trouble here :-)
J'ai reçu mon Akrapovic aujourd'hui je vais essayé en espérant que ça se passe aussi bien que chez toi 😅😎
Alors est-ce que tu as réussi ?
WHY??????
What do you expect to gain
Hi, is it your workshop or is it just your private garage?....sound without db is porn.
This is my garage next to my house. Sound is awesome on these v-twin LC8 engines :-)
On my 1090 r I put the GPR furore. Only 350 eur. Shaved over 4kg off the bike weight and together with a sport air filter the bike is significantly sharper when opening the throttle and consumes 10% less. With the DB killer is slightly louder than the stock pipe and just perfect. You can remove the dB killer in no time but then the bike is just too loud. Anyway the GPR is the main reason why I have not felt the need to upgrade my bike to the 1290 r 21 which I find more aesthetically pleasing and comfortable than the 890
Looks easy was worried about drilling into carbon though after spending £1000 on the exhaust , its a must do sounds much better and is easier than drilling out all the rivets on the end can like Ricardo on youtube did thanks brilliant ill have a good , will need the rubber plugs though cheers Chris
Rubber plugs just got in my mailbox today. To bad i can't ride at the moment 😅🙈
Tu n'explique pas comment tu fais pour les soudures des 2 vis help me 😅
You did what I want to undo. I just bought a ZZR1400 PS with Akrapovcs that had the baffles removed, when I start the bike, my neighbour screams, although it's more like a screatch. She obese and looks like the back end of jabba the hut, just thought I'd add that usefull infomation.
D'origine ou avec l'akra et ses chicane c'est presque pareil... Ça fait chère le silencieux avec les chicanes, en plus sur un contrôle faut remettre les chicane, et pour les retirer si ta pas d'aimant t bon pour re démonté le silencieux 🤔🤔😉
hello Smokey, I have exactly the same bike and the same exhaust. I followed the steps but impossible to remove the upper db killer. Can you help me ? THANKS
If you removed the two bolts the top on will come out. You can put ice packs in it to cool and shrink the db killer to get it out more easy to 😁
@@LifeofSmokey thank you for your answer. there are 2 bolts for just the top db killer?
No 1 bolt that is point welded for each db killer
@@LifeofSmokey ok thanks. I ended up getting it 🙂🙂
Hi Smokey, I like your videos and especially the comparison between the GS 1250 and the Ktm 1290R. I have a 1290S.
Hello, have you replaced the sealing ring on the original exhaust with the Scorpio exhaust?
My welds wont snap and im starting to strip the 8m bolt :/ idk what to do now
Not even with a big 8-10mm wrench? 😲
@@LifeofSmokey nope ended up drilling through both bolts as well got one baffle out rn working on the other now haha
0:43 Leffe 😍🍺🍺
How many miles do you have on your bike? Just wondering because on startup at 6:21 of your video is you're bike puffing oil?
Brand new not even 100miles in this video haha. It was close to freezing in my garage 😃
Austin Racing is straight rice. And it’s “Akrapovich.”
I'm glad I'm not the only one who uses their wrenches as a musical instrument 😂😂
Mate, wouldn’t be better to take the cap off so you didn’t need to ruin the carbon fibre cap? I took the DB killers out on my 1090 R and just took the rivets out, removed the cap, broke the spot welds and put the cap back on with new rivets?
This way you can replace the db's whenever you need to. Rubber bungs in the holes and the cap is neat and fine not ruined.
@@brucecutts8841 didn’t sound that loud though so would you ever put the killers back in? I don’t even know where mine went to… 😅
@@Ptpangel I live close to German boarder and the Netherlands boarder so i cross country a lot of times. In Germany police will pull you over , take out their DB testing kit and if it's over it's original limit you have to pay a hefty fine. Then you get the change of installing the db killers IF you brought them with you. If the db is still to high your motorcycle will be banned from riding on German autobahn so that bike is going nowhere. That's why i went with that option to install the DB's quick when needed 😂
@@Ptpangel you are right. Also not a very nice sound so after doing this to my Akro I sold it and will be fitting an Arrow Sonora when it arrives with a removable baffle. Far nicer sound from the Arrow and a lot smaller too (and black titanium)
@@LifeofSmokey wow! That’s harsh!! Here in Australia they don’t measure but just say you have to go get it assessed at a government endorsed testing centre. So they get you no matter what, because you have to pay to get it tested and they know you’ll fix it before you go in!
Hi Life of Monkey, thanks for this very useful video. I want to know if the rubber hole is 13mm. Thanks!!
Google the Akrapovic hole stoppers and you will find the perfect drill size, it's been to long for me to remember 😅
Hi there Smokey, some time ago I commented on another video about where to do a test drive with a SAS. In the meantime I managed to get my hands on a 2021 SAS :D.
It came with the akra exhaust and the holes are already drilled and the db killers are our which is nice. However the previous owner lost the screws for the db killers so I think for countries like Germany, Switzerland or Austria the exhaust will be too loud. Would you by any chance have the size or a part nr for those screws? I can't seem to find the exact size anywhere as they are in theory not supposed to be removed for the euro norm shizzle. Thanks in advance!
Haha no sorry bud I have no idea. I'm a total goof when it comes to those things 😅👌
Good and useful video, Smokey. Thanks a lot. I just picked up 22 Super Adventure S and looking to make the engine run better and feel closer to my gen 3 Super Duke R equipped with Akra exhaust and race tune. Would you say that this tuneless exhaust made engine run any less vibey and “dry”? I am looking for buttery smooth feel at higher rpm’s.
Have not yet revved the crap out of it. Still running it in. I think i don't even have 400km on it by now cause i crashed my 350 Husky couple months ago 😅. But it is a really raw and brutal sound now. Does remind me a lot off my Superduke's to be honest. Only 10 times as much comfort 😉
@@LifeofSmokey I ordered the same slip on today. Plan on doing the exact thing you did. I looked at all what’s on the market today and picked Akra. I think this is my like 10th Akra system in a row. Interestingly enough, initially I wasn’t stoked about this particular piece (rare occurrence for me) because of its size, but after looking at SAS equipped with smaller cans It dawned on me that bigger can suits bigger bike better. MotoGP derived tiny can on my SDR is so damn sexy on SDR, but it will look utter stupid on a bike like SAS. So we shall see, I still think fueling needs addressing, but I am currently awaiting at least one good option to consider for that. I know Commander is working on it.
@@LifeofSmokey I don’t produce much TH-cam videos, and did it just for my own fun when I did , but my 2020 SuperDuke R Akrapovic exhaust video scored more than 300,000 views , which is insane
@@TheSuperpod That means that it's a very good video! Videos don't go over 100.000 if they are bad. 😊👌
you can also just drill the rivets out and pop the end cap off so u dont have to drill holes in the cover
But when you put it back together your exhaust is always illegal without the db killers. If you drill the holes and fill them up with the Akra rubber caps made for it you can put your silencers back in really fast and make your exhaust legal again 😁
7:00 i was like plz start it again without :D so satisfing you did!!
Very disappointed in that exhaust
Luvin your videos. Very Entertaining. Search "2021 KTM superadventure Arrow Samora exhaust" on TH-cam. Such a good sounding pipe.
Just did! Really heavy breathing and aggressive sound! Really dig it! Didn't know they made exhaust for my 2021 SAR haha.
You do not explain how you do for remove the 2 screws help me please 🙂
Put a strong wrench on it with a long piece of metal for extra leverage and the weld will just snap off 😊
@@LifeofSmokey I tried but there is nothing to do. They don't want to move.
@@francoislefrancais5796 did you drill the holes yet? I guess you did 😌
@@LifeofSmokey of course
@@francoislefrancais5796 just take the muffler to your local welders shop , they will have no problem undoing those bolts 😁. If you are not sure take it to a pro so you don't brake anything 😅
YOU R FUNNY MAN.BUT GOOD VIDEO.THX.
Nice work with the muffler. You didn´t follow Ricardos example with the rivets and hard work. Instead you did it the easy way(like I did 6 months ago)
Yes, an Akra costs a lot of money but not so much more than Remus/Arrow (1200€ against1000€) and I must underline that it sounds much better(a big deep tone) than the Remus Hexacone I had on my 1190 R which had a more noisy/metallic tone, and yes I know it is up to each and one to choose which is the nicest. The inner space in the new Akra is a new development with 2 interior db-killers that, despite you remove the two outer, keeps the sound "muffled" in a sophisticated way. Most aftermarket mufflers just "crying out loud".../Thank you Smokey
Have to totally agree with that. It is a very heavy breathing bike right now , but not a ridiculous loud one 😁.
Is it true that taking off the db killers can ruin your engine? thanks for your great videos Smokey!
No taking the db killers out is no problem. Mounting an open exhaust with no backpressure can damage the engine ;-)
i really hope you cleaned the muffler from any dirt and (most important) any fingerprints, before running the bike. if not, you will have your fingerprints baked on the titanium for ever!!!
Didn't run it for long , only the parts you see in the video. But very useful tip! Gonna clean it when my knee is better and i'm able to walk again 😁👌
What type of 12mm drill bit is that?
I just have the usual metal drill bits...
Thanks in advance.
No idea what it's called mate I'm sorry 😅
@@LifeofSmokey I'm doing it right now 😂 already remove the bolts, but the bd killers are really stuck 🙈
I was looking forward to this video more than for my birthday, is there something wrong with me ? 😀
Most likely yeah 😂. I stopped caring for my birthday once is passed 30 years of age lol
Definitely better without the db killer
Yeah they are never going in again! Unless the police tells me :-)
🤣🤣🤣 I guess to shity to put it back anyway
Really enjoying the videos. I'm patiently waiting for my pre purchased 1290r to be shipped next month. Is there a speed limiter on that bike or does it go to 150+ mph?
Thx Mike! Have not tested top speed yet. I'm gonna run the offroad tires and for those bikes most of those tires are limited to like 100-120mph max or so. 😁
@@LifeofSmokey before you go to dirt tires is there any place you can do a speed run to top it out? I got a screenshot and video of 142mph on my duke 890r while on a 6 day ride to Canada and back from San Francisco up the coast back through the mountains. We saw 115+ a lot.
@@mmosquini crashed my Husqvarna 350 yesterday when chasing my buddy. Went sideways into a ditch pretty bad and screwed my knee and neck up. Can't walk at the moment so not sure when i can get back on the bike 🙄😅
@@LifeofSmokey that's terrible. I'm sorry to hear. We had a few bad accidents this year between our group. Take it easy and heal up quick. Then come to the states and ride with us.
Enig idee of dit ook bruikbaar is voor de akrapoviç uitlaat op de 2020 super Adventure?
Yeah have seen 1 video on youtube with someone doing it on an 2020 exhaust. They are somewhat the same.
Take a good look right next to the silencer with a flashlight and you can see where the hex nuts are 😁
Smokey, what size are the hex bolt on the inside of the carbon
It's like hex AND 10mm or something. Use the 10mm to undo it. Been 2 years since I did that so hard to remember 😅
hey my screw fell inside with the muffler still attacd to the pipe. is it dangerous just to leave it inside?
Good Vid Mate, just did mine , sounds great
Haha... Lekka Man
Its still not that loud, but maybe its a different sound in reality
Akrapovic does not really make "louder" exhausts. It more a heavier breathing exhaust. But it's indeed way louder in real life. Sound really awesome now. :-)
Super duur, maar super adventure hoor
what is you removed the catalytic converter too?
The catalytic converter is inside the big exhaust. Not underneath the engine like a Superduke R 😉
Brill,I’ll do mine if I fleck up I’ll blame you lol
Measure 10 times , drill 1 time 😁.
Just did this today. Now hear the sound of my people...🤘
😂👌🏻
Ciao Smokey! Love your vids! Listen, i'm about to buy the akra gun, does it feel lighter respect to the original one?
Nope , maybe just a little bit but not noticable by far bud. Sound without DB is god damn good! :-)
@@LifeofSmokey thank you! Love that sound too...that's why I'm going for the Akra!
@@stefanocofano2106 Make sure you get crash protection for it haha. It's totally not covered 🙈😅
@@LifeofSmokey already in the shopping cart together with the Akra 🤑
Hi Smokey, where did you get the black frame protectors?
Hey Paul , i was just on youtube so quick to respond. I showed it in my last video. I painted the Suzuki Jimny fender in XT bed liner black and tried it onto the ktm as well 😁 th-cam.com/video/SRhkcxmZIPU/w-d-xo.html
@@LifeofSmokey many thanks. I'll give that a watch
Vert nice!
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hi, please 9:35 link where I can buy it?
this dropped nut *lol* insta-subbed
Thx champ 😁👌
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Thank you 🤟
excellent videos and pretty funny too!
Glad you enjoyed it! thx Benjamin!
Hi Smokey, where did you eventually get the rubber plugs?
Some sketchy motorcycle website haha. They are original Akrapovic and you can order them on a lot of websites. Try googling Rubber Akrapovic rubbers or something 😁👌
@@LifeofSmokey hahaha we hit the same sketchy website i think. Thnx!
@@joost6921 anytime champ 😎👌
Que caballete central tiene la moto?
Its funny how your KTM is about as big as that jimny xD
Haha yeah you can only really tell how small a jimny is when you stand next to it 😂
@@LifeofSmokey*Laughs in 1,9m Body height*
@@dertobi257 believe it or not but you would fit in perfectly 😁. Got a couple of big friends and they are all amazed with them fitting in it haha
@@LifeofSmokey i gotta try that someday👀
no remap needed?
Nope , does little burbles when i shift up with quickshifter +. Pretty cool 👌😁
So much money and the result is almost the same. Therefore, only REMUS will come next !!! ( on my GT 🙂
With cameras and recording the extra bass that exhaust gives is not reliable. There is a massive difference with the stock one...after the BD killers are out 😁.
@@LifeofSmokey The only difference is in the volume, but the sound as such has not changed. We tried it on the Super Duke R, and the GT, 1290SAT and 1190R. It's just louder. REMUS can make a much more interesting and beautiful sound. Akrapovič is only a more expensive brand without justification. So except for the weight, but they are all lighter than the original 🙂
@@janvoracek3628 That's indeed the word i was looking for , a change in volume 😁👌. It is like maybe a little db's louder as original without the db killers but i have been a fan of the brand for many years. Just as i have been for Austin Racing. On my Honda's back in the day i always hat Remus exhaust 😁. It had become a personal reference i guess 😊. Don't want it to bed to loud as well.
@@LifeofSmokey But for example with the SuperDuke 990R 2004 with Akrapovič the sound is great! It will probably be an EU regulation. The good old days are over 🙂
@@janvoracek3628 EU regulations suck!! It is getting worse every year. Like the Akra is lighter as the original but totally not a world off difference 😂.
Any links and/measurements in where to drill more specifically?
Great video and great channel!
Congrats
Grab a light and shine right next to the carbon fiber. You can actually see the bolts. Use something very thin to measure where it is. Even if the hole is not 100% correct you can still get to the bolt no worries 😁. Measure 4 times , drill once 👌
@@LifeofSmokey thank you!
Will let you know the outcome! Hopefully it will go well… lol
@@LifeofSmokey Everything went well until the very last step. I removed the bottom Db killer with the same pliers you used but I tried everything and can’t remove the top Db killer. It got quite damaged and won’t come out. Any ideas or suggestions?
I took a picture but can’t find a way to post it here lol
Thanks
@@tbriccoli as long as it's the db killer don't worry about it. What some people do is put some ice or a cold pack from the freezer into the db killer itself. The metal will shrink just a little bit and you can get it out better 😉. You do have both bolts out right?
@@LifeofSmokey yes
I removed one screw from each db killer, two in total. Tried the ice today but no luck, that thing won’t move. The bottom db killer was ok to remove.
Why not drill the endcap off
Should have weight them
Good to see you did it easiest and fastest without any issues mate, you saved a lot of work believe me xD
Sad to hear you crashed and being injured on another bike, get well soon to enjoy the beast.
Thx m8! Yeah been couple days now , knee is getting better but not out of the woods yet lol. Play stupid games , win stupid prizes i guess :-)
Looks like not too much difference in DB without killers?
Noise about 10% louder , but 70% deeper breathing 😉
Sounds perfect
Hello, could you give me the exact measurements to drill the 2 holes of 12mm in the right place please ? Keep it up, you have a great channel ! 👍🏻
Use something very small that you can insert between the carbon fiber and the silencer and put it in until you hit the welded bolt , that's the only way to do it perfectly. Measure twice , drill once haha. I also took measurements i found online and it wasn't perfect :-)
@@LifeofSmokey merci ! Je vais essayer
As per the origin of the brand, Acrapoviç is not Acrapovic. So, the pronunciation would be AcrapoviCH. ;)
Thx for explaining! In our country everyone says it with a K at the end but i do believe it's more of a CH haha.
Hey man, love it really enjoyed watching. Thnku for sharing
Thx champ 😎👌🔥
I dropped my bolt too. My exhaust was already mounted tho. So could t shake the bolt out
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Hello Smokey, can you tell me the outer diameter of the db eater? And the dimension of the mounting hole to the start of the outer sleeve? I would like to get a replacement with a larger inner diameter. THX
Not at home for the next couple of days 😅🙈. Sorry bud